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Editorial
. 2024 Mar 1;48(1):49-60.
doi: 10.1152/advan.00202.2023. Epub 2023 Dec 7.

Creating your own line: reflections from early career scientists

Christina D Bruce  1 , Lyndsey E DuBose  2 , Joshua C Tremblay  3 , Barbara Oliveira  1 , Hashim Islam  1 , André L Teixeira  4 , L Madden Brewster  1 , Victoria L Meah  5 , Michael M Tymko  6
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Creating your own line: reflections from early career scientists

Christina D Bruce et al. Adv Physiol Educ. .

Abstract

The changing landscape of academia can be difficult to navigate for anyone at any point throughout their career. One thing is certainly clear: effective mentorship is key to ensuring success, fueling scientific curiosity, and creating a sense of community. This article is a collection of personal reflections and stories, offering advice directed to aspiring and junior graduate trainees; it is written by Ph.D. students, postdoctoral researchers, early-stage assistant professors, and life-long educators. The objective of this article is to inform, empower, and inspire the next generation of physiologists.NEW & NOTEWORTHY This article is a collection of personal reflections and stories, offering advice directed to aspiring and junior graduate trainees that is written by Ph.D. students, postdoctoral researchers, early-stage assistant professors, and life-long educators. The objective of this article is to inform, empower, and inspire the next generation of physiologists.

Keywords: academia; graduate school; personal view.

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Conflict of interest statement

No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the authors.

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